Final Scoring Summary

Team Records

Recap

Twins 7, Royals 5: Ryan Doumit went 3-for-4 with two homers and four RBIs as visiting Minnesota captured the rubber game of the three-game series.

Brian Dozier added a two-run double and Samuel Deduno tossed 6 1/3 solid innings for the Twins, who have won just five of their last 15 contests.

Doumit opened the scoring in the second with a leadoff blast and duplicated the feat in the sixth to complete his second two-homer performance of the season. The 31-year-old, who went deep from both sides of the plate, added a two-run single during Minnesota's four-run third that created a 5-0 advantage.

Deduno (1-0) allowed one run and six hits with three walks and four strikeouts in his third career start. The 29-year-old Dominican made six relief appearances with Colorado and San Diego over the last two seasons.

Jeremy Guthrie (0-1) was tagged for five runs and four hits over five innings in his Kansas City debut. The veteran right-hander, who was acquired from Colorado on Friday, walked three and struck out four in losing his sixth straight decision.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Royals SS Alcides Escobar and manager Ned Yost were ejected by second base umpire D.J. Reyburn in the middle of the ninth inning for excessive arguing. ... Twins CF Denard Span was in the starting lineup after leaving Saturday's game in the eighth inning with dizziness, which was attributed to the heat. ... Minnesota 3B Trevor Plouffe sat out his second straight contest after suffering a bruised right thumb in Friday's victory. Plouffe is expected to be in the lineup Monday against the Chicago White Sox.

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